National Republican., 1887-12-16
A VERY DULL MARKET.
Final Prices Vary for InslRnificaut
Amounta

Ftnnl Prices Vary Tor InBlRnincant
Amounts.
New YORK, Dec. 15.--The stock market
was the dul'est 10 day that has been seen
for many weeks, and prices sagged nearly
the whole day through, though the fiDal
changes in but few cases amount 10 more
than small fractions. There was some OK.
pectation in bear circles that tho illness OF
, the crown prince of Germany would have an
uDeettllBE effect upon the European mar
kets, which would be reflected here, but the
contrary was the case, and European buy
ing orders were fairly plentiful In the
forenoon. The demand was not very heavy,
however, though the selling was equally
light, and the market soon became ex-
disposition to realize on the long side,
which ssgged the list of slowly, fluctus-
tione being confined 10 the narrowest limits,
while there was no special pressure to sell.
The news OF the day was OF a mixed char
acter, though advices from Chicago were
uniformly OF depressing nature, and the
operators In that city were prominent In
the selling movement.
Inc opening was somewhat irregular, but
generally firm, at advances extending TO 4
per cent, and though there was momen.
taJy heaviness In the carly trading, a rally
soon followed and fractional advances were
established. The list became very dull,
however, and the slight gains were In most
cases lost before the end OF the first hour,
after which prices slowly sagged. There
was no change whatever In the market, and
It finally closed very dull at about the lowest
prices reached.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
from TO 6, last loan at 4, aud clos.
ing offered at Q. Sterling exchange is dull
and irmer. Actual business at 1912 to 4S2
for GO day bills, and 4S5l to 4S5l for demand
Posted rates 4s2 to 1861. Government bonds
dull but strong. State bonds entirely
neglected.
The following were the closing bid qou.
tations:
as, coup. 126,fi AZ. lo1IG; Psc. 6sof,95. 10;
La. Cons. 6lsG; IN; No. 9s Sr ST. ST. los; N. q. Con.
g. lS i5S So SS g. g. ' .oo Tennessee aSs s, nsT M
AS; Cen: pac. a!sts, li6; Denver aud Rio
tiirande firsts, %; NJ. X, and t, gen. Gs, 7,E;
seconds, 1907: Northwestern cons.. iSSS5; do.
paul Paul CON- l2S} S. O., AND Pds' 6rsis; no
l0lsl; Adams Express, liO; Alton and t. H.
@35 do. ,pfd,, 75; Am. Express, 1o5; Bos. Air
onsndRn S Ra& & Canton anS o T. Gen. M u Pac 'asan a
Ches. and Ohio, AZ. Chicago and Alton, i36.
io. pfd., 1856; q. u. and O., l2slS; Glove
land and Col, 50 Cou. Coal, 23; Del. aud
Hud. 1929; Del. & Lack. l261S: Den. Il z, g.,
2Ih Erie, 2s; do; pfd, steiIa; Fort Wayne, l0o4
Kansas 4 Texas ~; L. E. & W, AZ,
Lake Shore, 9i5s ,Lvl;;. and Nash. eo,t,
Man. coni ss%; Gi n; :u and g.. char' M dO;
70; Mob and o., o.; Mar, and e., 1873;
y. Chat, II; N. j. Gen.. "a; Norfolk and
Western pfd., 401s; Northern Pac., 214; do. pfd.,
4a51z; Northwestern, 1O5s4 do. .pfd., 1857; N,
Y, Cen, 1071s; Chicago and st. L., le5S; do.
Oregon S SO Nay o %; sa Pacs sS Mali ' S '1 Fits @
burg, 1852; Reading, 657S; Rich. and Allie, 8;
Rich, and W. P, Ter. 222S; Rock Island, III:
st. Louis and San. Fran, SilS: do. pfd.,
6sa4 do. first. pfd., 1l2; st. Paul, 7Sl; do pfd'
no; st 7. and o., 8l1s; do. ptd;, lo54; Tenn,
h519; U. s. X, &c; Wab. Pac., 1511I; do. pfd., 29
Wells Fargo. 13o; West. Union, 77 Silver
Certificates, 96: Cotton OIL Trust, 20; Quick
silver. 8; do. ptd.. 80.
sAsked.